60NYT > Jerry Zakstopics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/z/jerry_zaks/index.html?rss=1News about Jerry Zaks, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.Copyright 2014 The New York Times Companyen-usFri 09 Dec 2016 20:25:13 -0500http://static01.nyt.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gifNYThttp://www.nytimes.comReview: ‘A Bronx Tale’ Explores the Struggle for a Boy’s Soulhttp://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/01/theater/a-bronx-tale-review.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/01/theater/a-bronx-tale-review.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/12/02/arts/02BRONXTALE/02BRONXTALE-thumbStandard-v2.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>The music freshens the material in this show at the Longacre Theater, with a book by Chazz Palminteri, who also wrote and starred in the original solo play.By CHARLES ISHERWOODThu, 01 Dec 2016 22:00:32 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/01/theater/a-bronx-tale-review.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssReview: ‘A Bronx Tale: The Musical’ Doo-Wops Down Mean Streetshttp://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/25/theater/review-a-bronx-tale-the-musical-doo-wops-down-mean-streets.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/25/theater/review-a-bronx-tale-the-musical-doo-wops-down-mean-streets.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/02/25/arts/25BXTALE/25BXTALE-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>The show, based on Chazz Palminteri’s one-man play and, later, a film, is directed by Jerry Zaks and Robert De Niro.By CHARLES ISHERWOODThu, 25 Feb 2016 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/25/theater/review-a-bronx-tale-the-musical-doo-wops-down-mean-streets.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssReview: &#8216;Shows for Days,&#8217; With Patti LuPone as a Diva With Depthhttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/30/theater/review-shows-for-days-with-patti-lupone-as-a-diva-with-depth.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/30/theater/review-shows-for-days-with-patti-lupone-as-a-diva-with-depth.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/06/30/arts/30SHOWSDAYS/30SHOWSDAYS-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Douglas Carter Beane&#8217;s new play, at Lincoln Center, draws on his memories of working at a community playhouse as a teenager.By BEN BRANTLEYTue, 30 Jun 2015 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/30/theater/review-shows-for-days-with-patti-lupone-as-a-diva-with-depth.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssPatti LuPone as a Diva in &#8216;Shows for Days&#8217;http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/28/theater/patti-lupone-as-a-diva-in-shows-for-days.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/28/theater/patti-lupone-as-a-diva-in-shows-for-days.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/06/28/arts/28GUIDE3/28GUIDE3-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>In Douglas Carter Beane&#8217;s comedy, Ms. LuPone plays a community-theater star.By BEN BRANTLEYSun, 28 Jun 2015 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/28/theater/patti-lupone-as-a-diva-in-shows-for-days.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssLincoln Center Theater Adds Two Plays To Its Seasonhttp://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/16/lincoln-center-theater-adds-two-plays-to-its-season/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssDouglas Carter Beane’s “Shows for Days” and Dave Malloy’s “Preludes” will be produced at Lincoln Center.By LORNE MANLYThu, 16 Oct 2014 17:13:00 -0400http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/16/lincoln-center-theater-adds-two-plays-to-its-season/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssEncores! Announces New Seasonhttp://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/21/encores-announces-new-season/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssCity Center's Encores! will open just as it did when the long-running revival series began in 1994, with a production of "Fiorello!," Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick's musical about Fiorello H. La Guardia.By DAVE ITZKOFFMon, 21 May 2012 12:19:03 -0400http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/21/encores-announces-new-season/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssA Doctor in Just About Every Theatrical Househttp://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/27/theater/sister-act-wonderland-and-others-call-script-doctors.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssShow doctors have become fixtures this season on Broadway, with musicals like “Sister Act,” “Catch Me if You Can,” “Wonderland” and “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” all making use of them.By PATRICK HEALYWed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/27/theater/sister-act-wonderland-and-others-call-script-doctors.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssGood Tweets are Nice, But Group Sales Fill Seatshttp://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B04EEDE1238F93AA25757C0A9679D8B63?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssMore than 55,000 Facebook users ''like'' the new Broadway musical ''Sister Act,'' which, like most major theatrical productions today, has its own page, as well a Twitter account (1,300 followers), YouTube channel (30,000 uploaded views) and set of...By PATRICK HEALYTue, 19 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B04EEDE1238F93AA25757C0A9679D8B63?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssGood Tweets Are Nice, but Group Sales Fill Seatshttp://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/theater/for-broadway-shows-group-ticket-agents-still-sell-seats.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/theater/for-broadway-shows-group-ticket-agents-still-sell-seats.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2011/04/19/arts/group-2/group-2-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Though social networking for Broadway shows is the rage, the real economic engine remains the sales agents tapping through decades-old databases to pitch to group buyers.By PATRICK HEALYSun, 17 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/theater/for-broadway-shows-group-ticket-agents-still-sell-seats.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssHeaven Help Us: Douglas Carter Beane Joins 'Sister Act' Creative Teamhttp://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/28/heaven-help-us-douglas-carter-beane-joins-creative-team-of-sister-act-musical/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssMr. Beane, the author of "The Little Dog Laughed" and the book of the "Xanadu" musical, will provide additional material to the book of the musical, which is based on the 1992 Whoopi Goldberg comedy.By DAVE ITZKOFFMon, 28 Feb 2011 13:02:08 -0500http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/28/heaven-help-us-douglas-carter-beane-joins-creative-team-of-sister-act-musical/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss